Casino Royale (1967 film)

Casino Royale is a James Bond spoof released in 1967 lightly based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. It features Orson Welles, as the villain Le Chiffre, battling James Bond in the guises of: Sir James Bond, David Niven, and six other James Bonds?Terence Cooper (named Coop), Woody Allen (Bond's nephew Jimmy Bond), Joanna Pettet (Mata Bond, illegitimate daughter of Mata Hari and James Bond), and Peter Sellers (card-sharp Evelyn Tremble impersonating Bond at Casino Royale).

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James Bond - Spoof - 1967 - Ian Fleming - Of the same name - Orson Welles - Villain - Le Chiffre - David Niven - Terence Cooper - Woody Allen - Joanna Pettet - Mata Hari - Peter Sellers

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Prior to the release, Charles K. Feldman, the producer, had acquired the film rights and attempted to get Casino Royale made as an official James Bond movie; however, the producers of the official series, Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, turned him down. Believing he couldn't compete with official series, the novel was then adapted as a spoof of not only of James Bond, but of the entire spy fiction genre. The Sellers?Welles segment is the only portion based upon the novel.

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Charles K. Feldman - Albert R. Broccoli - Harry Saltzman - Spy fiction - Genre

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